The Hollywood Theatre at Portland International Airport lit its marquee in the C Concourse Thursday afternoon, in a grand opening ceremony with Port officials, Hollywood Theatre Executive Director Doug Whyte, donors and filmmakers in attendance. Patrick Neary’s animated short "CowBurd" was selected to play in the first program of locally produced animated and live-action short films which will run continuously for the next three months.

Patrick Neary's animated cartoons are rolling out on Battery Pop, the new kids' programming network. Check them out at www.batterypop.com and vote with a POP! More animation at madbirdesign.com/work/animation/

Ashland Independent Film Festival Alum Patrick Neary’s latest animation uses hand-drawn characters and miniature sets to answer the age-old question: what if cows could fly? CowBurd is a hand-drawn cartoon that follows a hapless dairy cow, inspired by a little bird, as she takes to the skies. This cartoon started life as a string of [...]

Animation is a versatile medium, and can make commercial videos as entertaining and memorable as a great cartoon. Our corporate and creative clients – including Apple, AOL, and Microsoft – love the way hand-crafted animation brings their story to life.

A new "cow-toon" by Patrick Neary is coming together. Now for the fun part: designing t-shirts! Do you have a favorite design? Feel free to come up with more fun caption ideas for the cow. A) Hank Hank's Flying Circus This design would look great on a sporty grey t-shirt. So far, this is the [...]